2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II,
Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, rich color, well-centered
for this difficult stamp with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE AND RARE 2-CENT TYPE II COIL-WASTE PERF 11 X 10.
With pencil notation on back. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11
(544). Barely hinged, deep rich color, centered slightly to
leftVERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE. ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE 31 UNUSED EXAMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 11/10 compound gauge. Its existence as a Perf 11 variety was discovered in 1936, and the stamp received its Scott catalogue listing in 1938.
Most of the unused copies of Scott 544 are centered similar to the stamp offered here.
With 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Green, Rotary, Perf 11
(594). Original gum, fresh and bright color, centered to
rightFINE. THE ONLY SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 594 (WITHOUT PERFORATED INITIALS) CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION OR CONTAINED IN OUR RECORDS. ONLY 21 UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARITY ARE RECORDED, OF WHICH ONLY THREE ARE SOUND WITH ANY PART OF ORIGINAL GUM.
Our census of Scott 594 unused, based on the Levi and P.F. records, contains only 21 stamps. Of these, ten have no gum at all, and eight have only a small part of original gum (these were removed from postcards and envelopes). Of all unused stamps, only six are sound. The stamp offered here is the only recorded sound original-gum example without the perforated initials of Crowell Publishing Co. of Springfield, Ohio. Two of the latter are known with gum, one of which is faulty.
With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)